Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: Gordon Lou Palmer Rush    
                Born: Jun-15-1873           1,2
                Died: 1918                  1
              Census: 1880                 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Father: Peter Rush   (1829 -     ) 
              Mother: Elizabeth Israel   (1840 - 1927) 
                Wife: Mary Martha Davisson   3,4  
       Also known as: Martha M. Davisson 3
                Born: Feb-21-1877           5
                Died: Feb-11-1958          in Somerset, Somerset Co, PA  5
              Father: Franklin Maxwell Davisson   (1838 - 1902) 
              Mother: Vietta Christene "Christy" Lyon   (1853 - 1929) 
           F Child 1: Nellie Gay Rush      
                Born: Apr-28-1896          at Flint, Doddridge Co, WV  6,7,8
             Resided: 1958                 in Plant City, Hillsborough Co, FL  9
              Census: 1940                 in Mt. Clare, Harrison Co, WV  
              Census: 1930                 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV  
             Husband: Harry M. Harper  b. May-28-1893  d. Apr-  -1982  
             Married: Jun-19-1915          in Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV  7
           M Child 2: Harry M. Rush      
                Born: 1901                  10
                Died: 1979                  10
              Buried:                      in Archbold Cemetery, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV  11
              Census: 1940                 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV  12
              Census: 1930                 in Hamilton, Butler Co, OH   (see note 1)
          Occupation: 1940                 gasoline station manager  12
          Occupation: 1930                 laborer in stove plant  13
            Military:                      Pvt, U.S. Army  
                Wife: Opal A. Gray  b. Dec-26-1920  d. Mar-11-2005  
           F Child 3: Janet Pearl Rush      
                Born: Feb-15-1906          in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV  14,15
                Died: Jun- 7-2001           14
              Buried:                      in Thompson Cemetery, Hillsdale, Indiana Co, PA  15
             Resided:                      in Avon Park, Highlands Co, FL  14
             Resided: 1940                 in Brownsville, Fayette Co, PA  16
             Resided: 1926                 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV  17
             Husband: Dale R. Holley  b. Feb- 6-1905  d. Jun- 3-1986  
          Birth name: D. R. Holley 6
             Married: Aug-23-1924          in Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV  6
           F Child 4: Biddie Elizabeth Rush      
                Born: ca 1909              in Doddridge Co, WV  7
             Resided: 1953                 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  7
              Census: 1940                 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV  12
             Husband: Albert Wilbert McIntyre  b. Mar-15-1909  d. Jun-26-1939  
             Married: Nov- 4-1933          in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV  7
             Husband: Dorsey Suddarth Hathaway  b. Apr-11-1913  d. May-23-1969  
         Census name: Dorsie Suddarth Hathaway 7
             Married: Nov-19-1953          in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  7

Sources:
(1) Russell Lee Davisson, The Davissons - A History and Genealogy, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV (1993), p. 184. 
(2) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District) 
(3) Marriage record of daughter. 
(4) Death record of wife. 
(5) Pennsylvania Death Certificates, 1906-1963 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. 
(6) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. 
(7) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. 
(8) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). 
(9) City Directory. 
(10) Cemetery marker. 
(11) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. II, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) 
(12) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) 
(13) 1930 Census. 
(14) Social Security Death Index. 
(15) Findagrave.com. 
(16) World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. 
(17) Death record of son. 

Event Notes
Note (1) Along with Eugene Tucker (b. 1905 in WVa), listed as a lodger in a private
home, occupation laborer in stove plant.







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